Titãs

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For the band's self-titled debut album, see Titãs (album).

Titãs

Titãs performing live in Foz do Iguaçu, Paraná, in

2006. From left to right: Paulo Miklos, Sergio
Britto,Tony Bellotto, Charles Gavin and Branco
Mello.

Background information

Origin São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

Genres Brazilian rock, alternative

rock, post-punk, pop rock, new wave

Years active 1981–present

Labels Warner Music Group

Walt Disney/Hollywood (US)
Abril Music
Sony Music
Arsenal Music

Associated Os Camarões
acts Kleiderman
 Trio Mamão
Cabine C
Banda Performática
RPM
Ira!
Tribalistas
Nando Reis e os Infernais
Radio Taxi
Xutos & Pontapés

Website http://www.titas.net/
http://www.endino.com/titas/

Members Paulo Miklos

Tony Bellotto
Branco Mello
Sérgio Britto

Past André Jung

members Arnaldo Antunes
Nando Reis
Ciro Pessoa
Marcelo Fromer
Charles Gavin

Titãs (Portuguese pronunciation: [tʃi'tɐs̃ ]) are a rock band from São Paulo, Brazil. Their best-known line up is the one
in the album Cabeça Dinossauro (1986): Nando Reis (bass guitar, vocals), Branco Mello (vocals), Marcelo
Fromer (guitar), Arnaldo Antunes (vocals), Tony Bellotto(guitar), Paulo Miklos (sax, mandolin, harmonica,
vocals), Charles Gavin (drums) and Sérgio Britto (keyboards, vocals). Out of these, only Mello, Bellotto, Miklos,
and Britto remain in the band as of today.

Titãs are one of the most successful bands in Brazil, having sold more than 6.3 million albums[1] and having
been covered by several well-known Brazilian artists and a couple of international singers. [2] They were
awarded a Latin Grammy in 2009 and have won the Imprensa Trophy for Best Band a record four times.

They started their career as a nine-member group. Apart from Reis, Mello, Fromer, Antunes, Bellotto, Miklos
and Britto, they had also Ciro Pessoa as one of the lead singers. However, he quickly left the band even before
the first album, Titãs, was released. André Jung was the initial drummer, but just after Titãs was released, he
also quit and was replaced by Charles Gavin. From that moment on, the band would only lose but not gain any
new members. In 1992, Antunes left Titãs to pursue a solo career. In 2002, Fromer died when a motorcycle
rammed him at Europa Avenue, in São Paulo. Half an year later, Reis also left the group to focus on his solo
albums. The most recent change was the departure of Gavin, in 2010, due to personal reasons. Since then he
was replaced by a session drummer.

The band has released their latest album in June 2009, titled Sacos Plásticos (Plastic Bags).[3] The first single
from the album was "Antes de Você" ("Before You"),[4] and it received radio airplay on May 7.[5] The second
single was "Porque Eu Sei que É Amor" ("Because I Know It's Love") and it reached No. 16 at Brasil Hot 100
Airplay [6]